Faculty Research Information

Faculty Member Name & Contact informationResearch InterestsResearchGate Link and/or
Research Publications Citation

Krista Beaty
Assistant Professor

541-885-1275
Krista.beaty@oit.edu

  • Limited Scleroderma and Autoimmune disease
  • Interprofessional collaboration: Applied Behavior Analysis and Dental Desensitization
  • Special Needs Dentistry
  • Interprofessional Collaboration: nursing and dental hygiene students

 

Research Publications
Beaty, K. L., Gurenlian, J. R., & Rogo, E. J. (2021). Oral health experiences of the limited scleroderma patient. American Dental Hygienists' Association , 95 (4), 59-69.

Jeannie Bopp
Assistant Professor

541-885-1340
Jeannie.bopp@oit.edu

  • Simulation manikins
  • Admissions into Healthcare programs (Applicants, acceptance criteria)
 

Paula Hendrix
Professor

503-399-4697
Paula.hendrix@oit.edu

  • Perturbation in tumor-specific biomarkers including CTC, ctDNA, miRNA, and EV

    (Research with Dr. Napur Pande & Dr. Ken Usher)

 

 

Jessica Luebbers
Assistant Professor

503-584-7103
Jessica.luebbers@oit.edu

  • Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Open Education Resources
  • Neuro-divergency, Trauma-informed care
  • Science of Teaching and Learning (SOTL)

 

Research Publications 
Luebbers, J. (2021) "An Exploratory Data Analysis Study of Open Education Resources in Dental Hygiene Education." Doctor of Education (EdD) . Education Commons. 156.

Luebbers, J., Gurenlian, J., & Freudenthal, J. (2021). Physicians' perceptions of the role of the dental hygienist in interprofessional collaboration: a pilot study. Journal of interprofessional care , 35 (1), 132–135.

 

Stacie Neely
Assistant Professor

541-885-1232
Stacie.neely@oit.edu

  • Periodontal Disease and COVID-19
  • Dental hygiene burnout
  • Dental hygiene student stress management

 

 

Darlene Swigart
Associate Professor

541-885-1290
darlene.swigart@oit.edu

  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Dental Hygiene Diagnostic Skills
  • Use of Case Studies in Dental Hygiene Education
  • Head and Neck Cancer

ResearchGate Link:

Research Publications

Swigart, D.J., Gurenlian, J.R., Rogo, E.J. (2020). Dental hygiene diagnosis: A qualitative descriptive study of dental hygienists. Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene 54 (3), 113-123. 

Gurenlian, J.R., Sanderson, T.R., Garland, K., and Swigart, D. (2018). Exploring the integration of the dental hygiene diagnosis in entry-level dental hygiene curricula. Journal of Dental Hygiene 92: 18-26.